Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the highlight of Pandu

The late Dada Kondke has inspired an complete technology of viewers, filmmakers and actors in Maharashtra, and Pandu is a testimony of that. No, it is not a remake or sequel of Dada Kondke’s iconic Pandu Hawaldar, but a tribute to Dada Kondke.

Pandu won’t make tall claims it stays true to the essence of Dada Kondke’s films, with a person sole objective - that of entertaining the masses. And who greater to do that than two of the most perfectly known comedians from the industry?

Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike group up for this comedy, making it the to start with time for the two to be performing jointly on the huge display. The film commences with the Bhau (Pandu) and Kushal (Mhadu) executing at a programme in honour of politician Babasaheb Pathare (Pravin Tarde). Content with their general performance, Babasaheb fulfils their would like of undertaking a career for livelihood and will get them inducted as Hawaldars in the Mumbai law enforcement drive. What follows is a comedy of problems, twists and turns, and a hatke climax.

Comedy with double indicating jokes is a tricky area. It needs to have just the right balance a tiny much less can make it drab, and a minor far more can make it crass. Director Viju Mane manages to strike a equilibrium, earning you snicker with just the ideal tadka.

The acting section is entire of acknowledged names and they deliver what’s predicted of them. Everyone else in put of Bhau Kadam for this part may well not have strike the mark, but the ace comedian nails each and every punch line whilst retaining a specified amount of innocence. Kushal as Mhadu is the fantastic companion to Bhau’s Pandu and delivers an similarly excellent functionality. Neither of these two overpowers each other. Sonalee seems to be gorgeous no doubt, and she also receives to pack a punch (practically) as Usha. The actress’s portion is pivotal to Pandu’s plot. Pravin Tarde commands the monitor as Babasaheb Pathare whilst Prajakta Mali emerges as a shock offer in this equation as Babasaheb’s daughter.

As entertaining as Pandu’s initial 50 % is, the movie loses tempo in the 2nd fifty percent. However the climax earns some brownie points, the movie doesn’t make a total turnaround. There are some supporting figures additional for comedian aid, but undertaking absent with some of them wouldn’t really have produced much of a distinction. Hemangi Kavi, for example, does not have a great deal to do moreover setting up Mhadu’s married lifetime, nor does Shahbaz Khan.

All said and finished, Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the emphasize of the film. That is also what most people today would go to look at the movie for. The two really do not disappoint. The exact same can not be said about the film as a full although.